Mercury In Front Of Sun

This transit happens when a smaller object, like the moon or a planet, passes in front of a star and dims some of its light.

Mercury is set to make a transit across the sun on Monday morning for the last time until 2032. A pinprick of darkness will puncture a small hole in the sunlight as the planet traverses the solar disk during a 5.5-hour stretch, starting at 7:35 a.m. Eastern time.

Marking a rare astronomical event -- the Mercury transit, the planet Mercury crossing in front of the Sun, was visible in India today from 4.43 pm till sunset at 7.01 pm in Delhi.

It happens around 13 times a century: From our perspective, Mercury - the smallest planet in our solar system - will pass in front of the sun. Most of the world, including the United States, on Monday will be able to see the planet as a tiny black dot passing slowly in front of its host star. You shouldn't stare directly into the sun (ouch), but by...

This transit happens when a smaller object, like the moon or a planet, passes in front of a star and dims some of its light.

Mercury is set to make a transit across the sun on Monday morning for the last time until 2032. A pinprick of darkness will puncture a small hole in the sunlight as the planet traverses the solar disk during a 5.5-hour stretch, starting at 7:35 a.m. Eastern time.

Marking a rare astronomical event -- the Mercury transit, the planet Mercury crossing in front of the Sun, was visible in India today from 4.43 pm till sunset at 7.01 pm in Delhi.

It happens around 13 times a century: From our perspective, Mercury - the smallest planet in our solar system - will pass in front of the sun. Most of the world, including the United States, on Monday will be able to see the planet as a tiny black dot passing slowly in front of its host star. You shouldn't stare directly into the sun (ouch), but by...